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I have never been able to find pickled bologna here in New York State. I had it once in Michigan and really liked it. As for pizza, someone once told me that you can always tell if someone is from NY by watching them eat pizza. NYers fold their pizza when they eat it ( I do, but wasn't aware of it until this person pointed it out). Since then, I have tried to watch people and it does seem to be true.

NIce! The pink/black and honey/lt. blue are especially interesting.

Thanks for that link Steph! Great detective work.

Really nice Duffy! And that knob will definitely keep anyone from sitting on it.

Hmmm - maybe....

Steph, most sheep are born with long tails that are "docked" soon after birth. But,this tail looks long even for that.

Does this pretty pair qualify?

That's great news Big John! I hope that you get your procedure and that you feel better real soon.

Thanks Galen - I agree that my theory doesn't make sense when you think about the marble being pre-heated in a kiln, which, of course, it would need to be. I wonder though, if just heating in a kiln without subsequent torching would affect the color, or if re-heating a clear sulfide would bring up some color. I'm just thinking about how some minerals used for jewelry are color-enhanced by heating. It would be an interesting experiment if one had a lot of expendable old sulphides LOL.

I've got a question but let me preface it by saying that my experience with glass and glass chemistry consists only of a very few attempts at lampworking, so I may be far off the mark here. Could it be that Rich's results with repairing colored sulfides have to do with the fact that he heats the marbles with a torch, whereas other marble reconditioners use polishes and grinding? Isn't it true that some glass colors "strike" depending on how they are heated, the temperature, the percentage of oxygen in the flame and duration of heat applied? And isn't it true that ther color can be lost when the glass is taken beyond the striking point? I'm just wondering if, when heat is applied to an already annealed marble, the structure of the glass is in some way "going clear" rather than it being a case of a colored coating that is burning off. Scott - what do you think?

Hi Big John, Sorry to hear you are having such trouble with your health care. It's so frustrating, especially when you are ill, to be trying to navigate all the bureaucracy. Just a suggestion - sometimes the local hospitals, nursing homes and/or home care providers can put you in touch with a health care ombudsman who can facilitate your paperwork and make sure you get all the benefits for which you are qualified. I hope you get your problems resolved and that the New Year brings you better health and much happiness!

Sending prayers your way Big John! Hope you get better soon. Stacy

I have no experience with marble shows, but in a few other types of shows I have been involved in, if the show has an admission fee and the vendor has a contract for a space, the vendor is required to remain until closing. It is a fairness issue and is meant to prevent the sort of scenario that Rich described. However if the show has no admission fee and the vendor is just "renting a table" as in a flea market, that's a different situation. It still would be nice though, if the show organizers "encouraged" vendors to remain for the duration - maybe offer snacks or some other bonus for those that stay. Stacy

The laughter you hear in the background is from the New York State members of this board who just read about Watertown being "near" NY City. It may be only 326 miles but it's really light-years. There is a sort of invisible chink in the time-space continuum at work. The city folk think anything north of Yonkers is "upstate" , those of us around the Catskills think Watertown is "upstate" and in Watertown you have to be able to see Canada to be "upstate"

Steph, you just gave a very clear example of why it is important to use "a primary source" when identifying or dating a historical artifact. Books are valuable references but text is only as reliable as the author's source, and that source's source, etc. Printed enough times, misconception or even misprinting can become "fact".

Geez Steph, I just ate dinner! eeew! But, I'll forgive you 'cause you posted that first great kitty pic. That one brings new meaning to "cat's eye".

This looks slag-ish to me too. Could it be a light purple slag that has enough white in it to make it look pink? Whatever it is, I concur that it is pretty!

Thanks for taking the time to share these wonderful photos and details of your trip. What a priceless gift this was to give the children!

Praying for you and your family,

Galen -do you have any ideas on what sort of a remelt it might be? Are those of us thinking CAC totally off base?

My admittedly amateur guess is MK.

My first thought was CAC based on the color combination ( a known CAC combo, right?) and the structure of the flame shapes.

Thanks for doing this Chuck!

This will undoubtedly be an unpopular opinion, but I'm going with Vitro. It appears to be veneered and it has that same "wobble" in the stripe that some of the "fancy" or "exotic" conquerer type have. Of course MK would be a possibility too.

Thanks for that explanation Nutz. When I first started collecting, I had no interest in MK because the basis of my collection was older and the only MK's I ran across were, as you put it. "mundane". Then as time went by, a few really nice blended rainbows came my way and then a few oddballs like the one Rich has that almost mimic striped CACs. Now I have new found respect...AND a nice big MK box.